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Divided by the camera lens, there are only two types of movies about children. One type looks down on the camera, showing the various states of childhood, using the eyes of an adult; Participate in each scene and tell each story from the perspective of a peer. There is naturally no difference between the two, and the director will choose according to the different content of the performance - the former shoots children for adults, and the latter shoots children for children. "Paris Naughty Gang" is such a comedy film for children. The protagonist, little Nicolas, is no stranger to the French. As a children's literature image born in the 1950s, he carries the childhood feelings of three generations of French people. Whether it is an old reader who has grown up and matured, or a new generation of the same age as little Nicholas, in front of this movie, they are all children, not only bending down and looking at those eccentric eyes, but more importantly, It is to learn to think with "Nikola-style" thinking. What is "Nicholas" thinking? There are many examples in the film. For example, in the scene of the physical examination, the doctor asked the children what they would think of when they saw the pictures. The rich boy Geoffrey's answers were all related to his rich father. Clotaire, who dreamed of becoming a cycling champion, thought the doctor would scold him for soiling the cards. Little Nicholas, who was troubled by his younger brother, saw the picture and told a long story, but the ending was particularly pessimistic. When you first see the reaction of these children and hear their words, you will think that the children are really strange, how can they have such a bizarre idea, but after a little aftertaste, think of Geoffrey's luxurious villa and garden, think of Clotaire I was often punished by the teacher to stand, thinking that Nicholas was worried because of the tragic self-report of his little friend, and couldn’t help but laugh and cry, so it was because of this! As for? The director said, of course! For children, these are big things, although adults can't understand them. It also proves from another aspect that this is a movie made for children, in other words, it is a movie that awakens the innocence of adults. The purpose is to let you put down all your guards, sincerely and seriously, to explore the inner world of your child. So the whole movie is in the service of Nikolai's absurd idea, and preventing his parents from having a younger brother turned out to be the only storyline. The little friends organized the Brave Invincible Alliance, each made their own plans, and with their wild imagination, they used excellent execution to complete this non-existent task. Nikolai's parents didn't even know that their children had run away from home because of this, and even hired killers to eliminate the "brother". All of this was so absurd, but from the child's point of view, this Everything is so normal. The reason is that children's cognitive biases about things are often unswervingly implemented because of a whimsical idea, and adults can't bear to ask the child's starting point for doing something, so the error becomes more and more. There are more and more contradictions. The originally kind child is regarded as naughty and disobedient to discipline, and the originally loving parents have also become a monster in the eyes of the child, and they will leave him in the woods at every turn. Both sides are well-intentioned, but because of their different ways of understanding, they almost got killed. This is a movie, and the ending is naturally a happy ending. But in real life, how many children are still worried because of these ironic contradictions? Because children do incomprehensible things, and then cause conflicts between husband and wife, is it not rare? It is advertised as a comedy, but I think that these family movies with children as the laughing point should allow parents to watch carefully what children think and ask them sincerely , what is it for, instead of eating popcorn and slapping the son next to him on the head and laughing. It can be a bit of a fuss, right, comedies are meant to be easy to watch. But I hope the movie can not only bring laughter to everyone, but also that after watching the movie, everyone can think about their own life, try to bend down, lower their body by half a meter, and communicate with the children, which is also very good.
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